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My personal felling is that it should hold its ground with the other 9" EMF projectors of its class Sony G90, Electrohome 9500, BArco 1209. I have had a few dealings with replacing these units due to unreliability but it would not be fair to say that is the general situation.

The projector was based on the Electrohome 9500 chasis. The biggest and IMHO best improvement they made was to change the case. <br />The seller would do well to explain whey they have a brand new projector in this condition.

The wording in the add about takes tends to make me think this is a dealer and not from the UK.<br />Bearing in mind if pushed you could probably get a Brand new Barco Cine Max for the same money I would say the pricing is a bit on the heavy side.

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Is the demand for these high end projectors a very small niche of the market or is it larger than we would at first assume?

I wonder how many of the people who can afford these systems actually know of the different systems available to them in the price bracket they´re willing to spend. Or is it a case of "Here´s 100 grand, i want a home cinema"!!

Again, i wonder if there are installations out there that could have been so much better for the same money?

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I know of only one UK resident with a Vision1. He has had nothing but trouble from it and now prefers to use Barco. I've never seen it so can't comment on it's actual performance.

I would say this though. There has been much speculation in the US as to just what Vidikron do to the basic Electrohome/Christie chassis to double it's price. The consenus seems to be they put it in a nice box. Even Chris Stephens, Vidikron tweaker extraordinaire seems to imply that there's nothing out of the ordinary about the Vidikron version of the Marquee. He only did his mods it seems because Madrigal brought out the MP9 (another Christie based unit) which appears to actually have some mods done to it.

If this is the case, and you don't mind a not so pretty box then why not buy a s/h or B stock Christie unit for less. I thought the Vision1 was based on a 9500LC chassis. If it is then the UK price is about the same I think. If it's a 9500 non-lc then there's a saving in buying Christie version.

Now on to performance. I've seen an MP9 and I've seen a CineMAX and a few others too. The CineMAX is the one I would want to play with more....I think with higher resolution stuff that will become available it'll show it's superiority over the competition.

I'm also not sure why someone would have a Vison1 cased, unopened on a pallet......Still, if you've got the dosh..go for it..They do look nice in the pictures!

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Jase: The market for expensive CRT based projectors is VERY limited in this country. Most folk who purchase them do not do research and are not aware of what's available. There are select enthusiasts but they are in the minority in this instance. Most folk who spend £50,000 on a projector have put the choice in the hands of their Interior Designer, Arcitect or Audio Visual Consultant. This isn't always a bad thing though. Not all consultants choose devices they make the most money on, some tend to choose products and suppliers who offer exceptional performance, back up and reliability. They want an easy life you know!...don't we all....

We get on well with one of the VERY top custom installers in this country. They don't sell many CRT devices...it's a small market. Much bigger is the fixed panel one and that, unfortuantely, is the way it'll play out till the death of CRT.